i’m excited to be announcing a bunch of my upcoming classes over the next couple days!!
** note: for past colorful creations students/customers, if you see a class you like and think you have 6-8 people (min.) interested, we may be able to schedule a time to offer these classes as well, contact me! jenn@shurkus.com
Festively Fantastic Fall Cards- Wednesday, September 21st 6:30-8:30
Create 4 festive fall cards using Impression Obsession images, copics, luminarte, glitter, bling and more!! I don’t want to admit fall is around the corner, but I do like to try and be ahead of the game… we will combine some brand spanking new images as well as some “classics” Hope to see you there, space is limited!! Call the store to sign up!
Congratulations to VICKY.. she has out bid everyone and won all the fabulous creations i featured on my blog in July!!!! Thanks to her we were able to raise $385 for my friend Christy's Mom, Sue Avila, and her fight against cancer!!!
Thank you to all my creative friends for playing a long and making July an awesome month.. with tons of eye candy!!!
"life is better at the beach" … DUH!? 
I had fun creating this 5×7 canvas… using time holtz letters, paints, shells etc etc will have to make one of these for my island 
for my crafty friend today we have Jill… she i also met through the a muse instructor team.. we have become very close over emails and texts the joys of technology!!
She has something very special in store for you on her blog…. so DEFINITELY go over and check it out….
here is a hint
rememeber you have until AUGUST 18th to place your bids… see all you can win and the highest bid here… all $$ goes to sue, my friend christy's mom who is battleing cancer…
thank you everyone for celebrating july with me.. it turned out to be a fabulous month.. and lead me to my NEW ADVENTURE!!!
a lot of times when i get a new stamp, i like to try coloring it in different mediums to see the different "feel you can get from it" This time i colored the karen lockhart stampw ith watercolor pencils, still one of my favorite mediums to use
today my crafty friend is joanne basile… she is on the My Favorite Things Design Team, and teaches classes I had the pleasure of teaching with her at stamping around in vermont
be sure to stop on over to her blog… her project is going up for auction as well!!
"Is there a better feeling than wiggling your toes in the sand? Why is it that a tuna sandwich never tastes better than on the beach? I'm looking forward to an extended weekend visiting with my parents on Nantucket, waking up to the sounds and smells of the ocean. Explaining to my kids why the stars are SO much brighter out at the beach than they are at home. Hundreds of amazing photo ops while the boys build sand castles, ride the waves and defend their lunches from seagulls! I can't wait….."
using up my "bits" from this card… i created this one love getting all messy with colorwashes!! (janet mac is cringing right now!!) another creation ispired by fred mullett
and today cheiron has another AWESOME project for you hop on over to her blog to see the project
Another auction item today for Jenn's blog. Remember that all proceeds from this auction will go directly to Jenn's friend Christy's mom who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
This time I was inspired in two ways by Jenn. She has a very artsy style that I love and I always learn so much from her. She inspired me to take an art journaling workshop this summer, and I have had a blast learning to work with all different types of gessos and mediums (I am usually just a stamper and colorer). I also love to see the different inspirational quotes that Jenn always finds-so I thought I would combine the ideas together to make my project.
To make my canvas nautical, I gave it an "ocean" background with some texture from glass beads and opaque flake medums, and added the MAKE WAVES that I think could be ocean related, but that most people can relate to their lives as well. I know "making waves" can have a negative connotation, but sometimes it's just a necessary part of life!
It's my first try at something like this outside my journal. Hope you like it! Be sure to check out the rest of the items over on Jenn's blog and happy bidding!
sometimes i like just a simple background with a stunning image using the creative imagination foils and sticky rubons again, i created this card
please remember you can place your bids here… all the money is going to a good cause and you can see all the fabulous projects you can win was well!! go take a peek here
for today i have a card i designed for one of our last stamp club get togethers at colorful creations… using a stamp from karen lockhart and copic markers i created this card. hydrangeas are everywhere down here on the cape… i only wish lilacs were as hearty and lasted as long as them!
for my crafty friend today i have cheiron… i met her through the a muse team… i have been lucky enough to also hang out with her a ton she LOVES driving from NYC to the cape hehe… make sure to see her beautiful project on her blog!!
I am so happy to be joining in on the July project over at Jenn Shurkus' blog this month. When asked to make something "nautical and summery", I knew it had to be something fun. I also new I could not pull it off in the "Jersey Shore" style. It had to be Cape Cod all the way! I went on a little treasure hunt at the beginning of the month up to Parcel to gather some nautical and summery goods, and one of the treasures I found was this old Cape Cod guide (pictured below) from the 60's which became the basis of my printer's tray.
For today I wanted to share with you one of the cards I designed for a Hero Arts & Basic Grey class.. I love how this card came out and it has such a beachy feel to it , i thought it would be perfect for this blog feature! For the palm tree stamp I just used H2o's directly on the stamp…. so fun! don't forget to place your bids here… taking bids until August 18th
and for my crafty friend today i have kristi prokopiak (formally contes) .. I miss seeing all her blog posts, and dares.. she is super inspiring!!! thank you for playing along kristi!!! (come visit the island!!!!!) she created this super fun layout!!
for todays project I have a card i made with the fred mullett "elegant mess" techniques I learned in a class from him way back. Using Ranger color washes, Luminarte H2o's and basic shapes you get these gorgeous papers to collage with
for my crafty friend of the day… we have erin she worked at colorful creations with me we have had many fun shenanigans over the years!!
since erin is a blog slacker now… shes just posting here, she is even going to customize the canvas to who ever wins the bidding!!!!
When Jenn asked me to be part of her beachy blog extravaganza, I knew I wanted to participate but wasn't quite sure what I wanted to make. I was inspired by all of the canvases that she has been making as of late and decided to try out a few on my own. I first covered the canvases with a few different mediums – heavy gesso and a gritty, sand texture gesso. After the gesso had dried (I left mine out overnight as I had applied it pretty thick in some places) I started painting! I used a variety of Claudine Hellmuth paints, mixing and blending as I went along. In some spots I mixed the sand gesso in with the paint which turned out to be quite cool. When I was happy with the paint, I added Mud Puddles beach sand and rocks along the bottom of the canvas. I love how easy this product is to use – just scoop it up and plop it where you want it and let it dry! It's perfect for beachy projects like these When my canvas was completely dried, I added some shells and a quote. My parents are redecorating there room with a beachy theme (pefect timing!) so I made one canvas for them AND I made one canvas to be donated to Jenn's auction for Sue! The canvas with the quote is staying with me, but the other one is the one being donated! The canvas without a quote will be finished up after the auction ends with a quote/lyrics/whatever-else-you-might-want from the winner!
ok…. finishing up these july projects so you guys can finish up the bidding and we can see who the WINNER will be
For this ATC I used one of the newer stampotique images. i just love the goth looking sea creatures they came out with!! I used copics to color him, and a bubble background from stampotique to add dimension in the back!
AND for my crafty friend of the day we have Kim, i worked with her on the stampotique design team.. and she has been a faithful blog read of mine over the years!!
She created a fun little mini book project and then an extra card to donate thank you kim!!! check out her blog!!!
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